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St. Joseph County Sheriff ’s deputies are investigating a crash that claimed the life of a White Pigeon woman last week in White Pigeon Township. Deputies said the body of Felicia Grandstaff, 32, was found inside a car discovered in the Pigeon River around 3 a.m. Friday at the Blue School Road bridge. Investigators said it appears the vehicle Grandstaff …

Fire officials have released the name of a Leonidas Township man who died over the weekend in a house fire. Nickolas Grzelak, 34, was found inside the residence after firefighters had extinguished a blaze reported at 8 p.m. Saturday in the 31000 block of Depot Street in Leonidas Township.

Brad Donmyer, executive director of Sturges-Young Auditorium, will retire at the end of the year, municipal officials announced this week. City manager Mike Hughes said a job description should be available by the end of the week and interviews likely to take place in December. The search committee will include Hughes, city controller Holly Keyser and auditorium board president Liz …

An investigation into the cause of a fire that killed a Leonidas man over the weekend is continuing. The blaze was reported at 8 p.m. Saturday in the 31000 block of Depot Street in Leonidas Township. Upon arrival, firefighters found the residence to be fully engulfed in flames. After the fire was extinguished, crews entered the building and discovered the …

St. Joseph County officials earlier this month approved the renewal of three contracts with the State Court Administrative Office. The grants cover administrative costs as well as medication-assisted treatment for participants in any of three programs. Adult Drug Treatment Court will receive $10,000, Sobriety Court $23,000, and the Swift and Sure Sanctions Probation program will benefit from $225,000. State funds …

State police are investigating the theft of hunting equipment related to an incident that took place earlier this month in Branch County’s Coldwater Township. According to a department media release, information from a trail camera showed that the incident likely occurred around 10:20 a.m. Oct. 18 in an area surrounded by Newton and North Fox roads. The incident was reported …

Firefighters last week rescued a woman trapped on the second story of her apartment building after the structure caught fire in Constantine. Around 10:30 a.m. Friday, central dispatch received several calls reporting the fire at Custer Apartments on Peachtree Street. Firefighters arrived to find flames coming through the front door and rear of the building. Firefighters removed the woman from …

A Branch County woman was charged with a number of offenses after she led authorities in two counties on a vehicle pursuit. Authorities in Branch and St. Joseph Counties said Alexandria Stolte, 19, was arrested Wednesday after Branch County deputies attempted to serve a warrant at a residence on the south side of Coldwater. Deputies noticed Stolte left the residence …

A Union City man was injured in a single-vehicle accident last week in the village of Constantine. Ambulance personnel were called shortly after 4 a.m. Thursday to Water Street, near Hull Street, in response to an injury accident. First responders found 27-year-old Bradley Watkins was driving a vehicle that authorities said appeared to have been speeding excessively. According to a …

Two Cass County residents were involved in an accident last week in Porter Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said authorities were called shortly before 5:30 p.m. Wednesday to U.S. 12, just east of M-217. Investigators said a car driven by 40-year-old Victoria Hickey, of Union, was stopped and waiting to turn left into a driveway. A vehicle driven by Daniel Floyd, …